Terrigenous
11terrigenous — ter·rig·e·nous …
12terrigenous — ter•rig•e•nous [[t]tɛˈrɪdʒ ə nəs[/t]] adj. gel derived from the land, esp. of sea bottom sediments eroded from a neighboring landmass • Etymology: 1675–85; < L terrigenus=terr(a) earth + i i + genus genous …
13terrigenous — /tɛˈrɪdʒənəs/ (say te rijuhnuhs) adjective 1. produced by the earth. 2. Geology denoting or relating to sediments on the sea bottom derived directly from the neighbouring land, or to the rocks formed primarily by the consolidation of such… …
14terrigenous — a. produced by earth …
15sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… …
16Precambrian time — Interval of geologic time from с 3. 8 billion years ago, the age of the oldest known rocks, to 544 million years ago, the beginning of the Cambrian Period. This interval represents more than 80% of the geologic record and thus provides important… …
17Carboniferous Period — Interval of geologic time 354–290 million years ago, marked by great changes in world geography. All the landmasses drew closer together as a result of tectonic plate movements. The supercontinent Gondwana occupied much of the Southern Hemisphere …
18Bank (topography) — A bank is a shoal mdash;a comparatively shallow area or an underwater hill on the continental shelf mdash;surrounded by deeper water. It may be of volcanic nature. Banks may be carbonate or terrigenous. As they are not associated with any… …
19Ocean bank (topography) — See also: Sandbank Marine habitats Georges Bank in the Gulf of Maine is a large elevated area of the sea floor, shown in this map as the light blue region at the bottom centre …
20Sediment — Cobbles on a beach River Rhône flowing into Lake Geneva …
